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Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine, Feeling Good and Ready to Care For You All!

January 8th, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine

We wanted to check in with an update to let you know as of this writing that Dr. Goldberg is two weeks and two days out from his first COVID-19 vaccine shot and he’s doing great!

COVID-19 Vaccine

 

That’s our guy!!!.

He had soreness in his left arm for one day which is actually a good thing.  A little soreness shows that the vaccine caused an inflammatory reaction – and that it’s working.  Otherwise he has been doing very well, and his second and final shot is next Wednesday!

We’re all getting the COVID-19 Vaccine!

Additionally Ascension sent an email that ALL associates and their staff can now come in for vaccines and so all of our South Macomb Internal Medicine Staff have been invited to get vaccinated!

COVID-19 Vaccine

 

We’re back OPEN and fully operational at the office – ready to serve and ready to care for you!  Better days ahead.  Everyone stay safe, masked, social distanced and well!

Stay tuned for updates and we’ll see you soon!

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South Macomb Internal Medicine

28401 Hoover Rd.  Warren, Michigan 48093

Phone: (586) 276-7530

South Macomb Internal Medicine has been designated a Patient Centered Medical Home by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

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Telehealth and virtual appointments are still available as well as nutritional services with Nanette Cameron, RDN. Don’t forget to ask us for a $25 gift certificate along with a copy of Nanette Cameron’s cookbook The Perfect Day for trying dietary services with Nanette the first time for patients who have insurance coverage! Nanette is also available virtually!

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An Update on COVID-19 and Some Answers To Your Vaccine Questions

December 17th, 2020

By Dr. Scot Goldberg, MD

Hello all!  So the situation around the COVID-19 pandemic remains fluid indeed.  We know this has been and continues to be tough on everyone and we aren’t exempt from that by any means – we are all in this together.  But we are hopeful with vaccines now being distributed and we are proud that they are being produced in and shipped from Pfizer in Michigan!  Are we at the actual end of this pandemic?  No.  Is there light at the end of the tunnel?  We say yes!

Vaccine

I have received numerous requests for information regarding the vaccine from many of you.  I have also received numerous emails from Ascension which is the hospital I am most affiliated with and although the coronavirus vaccine is getting into into Macomb County, it appears that it will first be delivered into the hospitals and given to front line workers such as in the ER, ICU and COVID floors.  Certainly this makes sense.  The people treating those with the virus and being exposed need to be protected.

Some Details On The COVID-19 Vaccine

Due to the logistics of storing the vaccine and the increased education needed for those that administer it I do not anticipate that we will be giving the vaccine out of our office.  I also anticipate that it will indeed still be several months for the doctors offices and the general population to get their vaccines as well, so we need to continue to make wise and safe choices individually per the CDC guidelines – all of us.  I do expect nursing homes and assisted care facilities that have high risk patients and staff to receive vaccines before our office and the general public receives theirs.

So as tough as this year has been, we need to be patient!  Easier said than done sure, but stay focused on the fact that this will indeed be temporary.  We will get through this and we hope that blog posts like these will be fascinating to read a few years from now in a “remember when” kind of way.  Stay safe everyone!  Call us when you need us – we are here to help.

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South Macomb Internal Medicine

28401 Hoover Rd.  Warren, Michigan 48093

Phone: (586) 276-7530

South Macomb Internal Medicine has been designated a Patient Centered Medical Home by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

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Nutrition and Preventative Medicine Go Hand In Hand!

December 3rd, 2020

By Dr. Scot Goldberg, MD

On our Facebook page and in our email newsletter we talk a lot about nutrition – especially on what we call “Foodie Fridays”, and as it relates to preventative medicine it’s a key element.  We found a recent article that explores the role of nutrition in fighting against COVID-19 which is obviously on everyone’s mind in these challenging times, but it can apply to anything since a healthy immune system can help you ward off plenty of illnesses!  We can help with diet – just ask us for a $25 gift certificate along with a copy of our nutritionist Nanette Cameron’s cookbook The Perfect Day for trying dietary services with her the first time for patients who have insurance coverage!  Here is the link to the article at News Medical:  Healthy diet plays vital role in warding off COVID-19

Nutrition and preventative medicine

SMIM is Focused on nutrition AND preventative medicine

So to be clear, we are very focused on preventative medicine all the way around – we have a page dedicated to it on our website, and we aim to help you! Regular well visits and open conversations with a healthcare team that cares about and gets to know you is the best way to stay well!  We don’t want you sick.  We want you to have success with your health and we want to use our knowledge and experience to help you prevent disease!  Do NOT wait until you are sick to start taking care of yourself – that approach really makes no sense.
Stay safe and be well!

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South Macomb Internal Medicine

28401 Hoover Rd.  Warren, Michigan 48093

Phone: (586) 276-7530

South Macomb Internal Medicine has been designated a Patient Centered Medical Home by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

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Thoughts On COVID-19 – Where We Are Now and Returning To Normal

September 9th, 2020

By Dr. Scot Goldberg

Thoughts On COVID-19

Thoughts On COVID-19

I have some thoughts on COVID-19 that I’d like to share today on September 9th, 2020.  We see, hear, and read many stories in the news about the numbers and the trends for cases of the coronavirus.  There are many ways to slice and dice this data but one of the distinctions I feel is important is the difference between “Cases confirmed” and “tested positive”.  They are not the same thing as currently the false positive rate (~5%) is actually higher than the true positive rate (~3%).  This would mean if you test positive you are actually more likely to NOT have contracted COVID than you are.

There also is a very high false negative rate (a recent JAMA article puts it at >20%), which to me suggests that all this testing just adds to all the confusion and angst and does little to select and quarantine those infected, especially in asymptomatic individuals.  Also, when I survey my hospital contacts I hear few if any new cases entering the emergency room.  Certainly we don’t have the over-burdening of precious resources, such as ICU beds or ventilators that we had at the height of the pandemic in April.   So while good hygiene such as keeping hands clean is always important and in these pandemic times following guidelines such as isolating the vulnerable, social distancing and wearing masks is also a good idea, it appears that the worst of the pandemic has left, much as it did after 6 weeks in 1918 and it is time to start returning to normal.

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South Macomb Internal Medicine

28401 Hoover Rd.  Warren, Michigan 48093

Phone: (586) 276-7530

South Macomb Internal Medicine has been designated a Patient Centered Medical Home by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

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5 “Potential Reasons” Why You Have White Coat Syndrome…

September 3, 2020

You may or may not be familiar with white coat syndrome.  Here is a link to an article in Medical News Today defining what it is and why it shouldn’t just be completely ignored.  Hypertension isn’t something to mess around with.

Now having said that, we do know as it says in the article that the anxiety of being around doctors may indeed have something to do with a temporary spike in blood pressure.  Why is this?  We’re not all bad we swear….. hehe…

White Coat Syndrome

 

We did some extensive and “really good” research and came up with five reasons that could explain this phenomenon.

5 Reasons You Might Have White Coat Syndrome

1. Your doctor looks like this guy…

Yep that’s Jack Elam as Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing in the silly film Cannonball Run.  We wouldn’t blame you if he gave you a little anxiety…

2. Your mother has been reminding you every time you sit down to eat to take care of yourself because of the heart history in your family as she’s serving you a huge pot roast and encouraging you to take seconds and thirds followed by homemade pound cake.  By the time you get to the doctor you’re terrified.

3. Your doctor has a picture of Ohio Stadium in the lobby and you’re a Michigan grad.  Okay that’s not exactly white coat syndrome – more like scarlet and grey uniform syndrome… either way it makes your blood boil.

4. Your doctor’s office lobby has the same color scheme as the principal’s office did at your high school.

5. Your doctor’s scale has been way off the last 8 straight times you’ve stepped on it.  No really you swear it has.

 

And there they are – the 5 reasons that might explain your white coat syndrome!

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South Macomb Internal Medicine

28401 Hoover Rd.  Warren, Michigan 48093

Phone: (586) 276-7530

South Macomb Internal Medicine has been designated a Patient Centered Medical Home by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

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